I realised it's a good point to make a new blogpost before the next (and last!) GW2 beta weekend starts.
As some of you might be aware, Steam Summer Sale is on! So, I have collected some of the games I have wanted to buy before but have been too stingy.
(Beware for the picture-heavy post)
THE BINDING OF ISAAC
I've been watching my boyfriend playing
The Binding Of Isaac many times, but haven't had the guts to play it myself. I finally bought it and I must say it's very entertaining to play. You're a poor boy called Isaac, whose mother gets "order from God" to kill him. So, you escape to the basement and there is all kind of freaky monsters which you fight shooting tears against them. The game is deliciously creepy, but not so scary as my first impression was. I haven't played it through yet, as it's difficult to learn all the monsters behaviour. The dungeons are random, so you can never know what you'll find. You can either find some cool stuff (lazer or unicorn horn etc.) or only rubbish (pills that make your health go down, for example). There is also many references to meme's and of course, to the Bible.
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| Magdalene |
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You have to LEARN to use this weapon or even the 9 hearts won't help you. As it didn't for me.
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I kind of feel sad for those things as they run away from you, terrified.
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TWO WORLDS II
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My beautiful character. Hear the sarcasm in my voice, please.
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The other game I bought was
Two Worlds II. I wanted a new fantasy game to play with nice graphics and stuff but - I have to say I was pretty disappointed. The plot didn't catch my interest, mostly because it was way too cliché.
(And your character is doomed to look ugly manly man, with stupid comments. And of course, all the women wear such tiny armors you can't unsee their boobs. Well, is it a new thing, maybe not.) So it's unneccessary to say that I didn't play it much. I should probably play it more to judge it properly, but I don't know if I have the motivation. Will see.
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Wannabe Sauron.
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FORTUNE SUMMONERS: SECRET OF THE ELEMENTAL STONE
But for the good news. I bought the
Fortune Summoners which is from the same group as
Recettear, and _it is_ pretty good. I loved Recettear, and I think the other one will come one of my favourites too. Recettear was about keeping your own shop running, paying rent and exploring dungeons. The Fortune Summoners, however, is quite different. You're a little girl called Arche, and you've moved to a new town with your parents who runs an items shop. You go to magic school, but you don't have an elemental stone you need to do magic.
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| New dress and the cute puppy ♥ |
I'm still at the beginning, so the content I've seen is limited to making tasks for your parents shop, meeting a new friend, and searching for your own elemental stone while fighting with your sword mostly against slimes and snakes. There is a good RPG twist in this game which brings it more variety. You can change via characters, so you can be the swordsman or the magician, and I'm sure there will be more characters available later.
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| "Your armor is nice but kinda revealing" |
Now I continue with Arche, until the evening (which I'm pretty excited - the last two races, sylvari and asura will be playable!) comes with the beta.
I'm still horrified about my tacky English, but I'm getting to it...
